LKS has had the pleasure of welcoming 3 authors to our school in the past few weeks.
In October, Andrew Larsen visited with the Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. He shared with us 2 of his books - Bella and the Bunny and The Imaginary Garden. It was a special day for Mr. Larsen since he had just found out that The Imaginary Garden was included on the Blue Spruce list for this year.
On November 10th, Robert Paul Weston visited with the Grade 7 and 8 classes. His talk about the 'true' Grimm fairy tales had the students hooked for the full hour! Mr. Weston won the Silver Birch award last year for his book Zor Ga Ma Zoo and now there is great demand for his new book, Dust City.
Yesterday, CBC sportscaster, author and illustrator Kevin Sylvester came in to talk with our Grade 4, 5 and 6 classes. His talents kept all captivated as he talked about the importance of PERSEVERANCE. All of us left with smiles on our faces and inspiration in our hearts!
Thank you to the Parents' Literacy Committee for sponsoring these events.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Fall into the Library!
We are up and running again in the library. There is a new system for student borrowers in Grades K-3. We now have bookbags! I have found that in the past 3 weeks of using them, there has been a marked increase in the number of kids remembering their books. Keep it up!
Only Grades K-3 get a formal library period this year but don't worry! Grades 4 through 8 are still welcome to come in anytime for borrowing, work and research. There are 2 homeroom times in the day - 8:50-9:10 and 2:59-3:15 when all are welcome to come and exchange. And don't forget about recess - the schedule is as follows:
Mondays - Gr 1 and 2
Tuesdays - Gr 3 and 4
Wednesdays - Gr 5 and 6
Thursday and Friday AM recess - Gr 7 and 8
Get caught reading, LKS!
Only Grades K-3 get a formal library period this year but don't worry! Grades 4 through 8 are still welcome to come in anytime for borrowing, work and research. There are 2 homeroom times in the day - 8:50-9:10 and 2:59-3:15 when all are welcome to come and exchange. And don't forget about recess - the schedule is as follows:
Mondays - Gr 1 and 2
Tuesdays - Gr 3 and 4
Wednesdays - Gr 5 and 6
Thursday and Friday AM recess - Gr 7 and 8
Get caught reading, LKS!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Summer Reading Suggestions by TDSB Librarians
Check out your email from grade parents coming soon - included is a list of Summer Reading books for grades K to 8.
And don't forget - kids of all ages like being read to!
Gecko update:
Our female has now laid 3 sets of eggs and we are awaiting the arrival of our first hatchlings. Incubation is around 2 months and she laid the first set April 27th- we have been very patient!
Sydney, from Ms. Young's class, adopted Uma and has taken her home.
Spot, any hatchlings and the remaining eggs will be returned to Reptilia the last week of June. It has been a very rewarding and interesting program and I look forward to continuing it next year (OK the students begged:))
Thank you to all of the parents and the Literacy Committee members that have supported the library this year. It is a very exciting place to work and your support has been very much appreciated.
And don't forget - kids of all ages like being read to!
Gecko update:
Our female has now laid 3 sets of eggs and we are awaiting the arrival of our first hatchlings. Incubation is around 2 months and she laid the first set April 27th- we have been very patient!
Sydney, from Ms. Young's class, adopted Uma and has taken her home.
Spot, any hatchlings and the remaining eggs will be returned to Reptilia the last week of June. It has been a very rewarding and interesting program and I look forward to continuing it next year (OK the students begged:))
Thank you to all of the parents and the Literacy Committee members that have supported the library this year. It is a very exciting place to work and your support has been very much appreciated.
SUMMER READING (from the Tor.Star June 13/10)
Me and You by Anthony Browne (3-6 yrs)
Wolf Wanted by Ana Maria Machado (4-7 yrs)
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham(5-8yrs)
The Sky Tree by P K Page (6-10 yrs)
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl (7-12 yrs)
Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson (5-9 yrs)
Out of the Woods by Lyn Gardner (7-11 yrs)
Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl by Daniel Pinkwater (10+)
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta (12+)
Brunhilda and the Ring by Jorge Lujan (13+)
White Cat by Holly Black (14+)
For the Win by Cory Doctorow (14+)
Wolf Wanted by Ana Maria Machado (4-7 yrs)
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham(5-8yrs)
The Sky Tree by P K Page (6-10 yrs)
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl (7-12 yrs)
Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson (5-9 yrs)
Out of the Woods by Lyn Gardner (7-11 yrs)
Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl by Daniel Pinkwater (10+)
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta (12+)
Brunhilda and the Ring by Jorge Lujan (13+)
White Cat by Holly Black (14+)
For the Win by Cory Doctorow (14+)
Monday, May 10, 2010
SPRING in the LIBRARY
Forest of Reading Update: With the reading portion of the program over, we are now in the middle of the celebrations. We had a voting day breakfast with around 50 readers enjoying pancakes before school. Upcoming (May 18th) is our pizza and make your own sundae lunch where the winners of the program will be announced. Readers are encouraged to come dressed in a costume of their favourite character, item, etc. of any of the books that were on their FOR list. Prizes for the best! All participants will also be recieving their certificate for participating in the program at the lunch as well.
A big THANK YOU to the Literacy Committee for supporting such a large and beneficial program for LKS.
Uma and Spot Update: Our visiting geckos have been successful in their mission -laying eggs. Uma laid 2 on April 27th. Well done, Uma! The eggs are presently in an incubator at 28 degrees celcius. At this temp, the eggs will have a chance of hatching before summer holidays. Uma and Spot will be returning to their Reptilia home in July and I am looking into the program for next year.
End of Year Update: The first week of June will be the last for borrowing any new books for the students. Please make sure that all items borrowed from the library are returned so that we have time to get the shelves in order for the fall.
If you recieve a notice of an overdue book, please know that time has already been spent looking for the book in the library. I return any money paid for lost books if they have been found at a later date (the computer keeps track of that) :) Fines for damaged or lost books are usually $5.00 for ficion/softcover and $10.00 hardcover/non-fiction. New books may be charged more. Thank you for your continued support.
At LKS, there have been more than 13500 books borrowed this year so far!! That is amazing! Keep up the great reading throughout the summer!
A big THANK YOU to the Literacy Committee for supporting such a large and beneficial program for LKS.
Uma and Spot Update: Our visiting geckos have been successful in their mission -laying eggs. Uma laid 2 on April 27th. Well done, Uma! The eggs are presently in an incubator at 28 degrees celcius. At this temp, the eggs will have a chance of hatching before summer holidays. Uma and Spot will be returning to their Reptilia home in July and I am looking into the program for next year.
End of Year Update: The first week of June will be the last for borrowing any new books for the students. Please make sure that all items borrowed from the library are returned so that we have time to get the shelves in order for the fall.
If you recieve a notice of an overdue book, please know that time has already been spent looking for the book in the library. I return any money paid for lost books if they have been found at a later date (the computer keeps track of that) :) Fines for damaged or lost books are usually $5.00 for ficion/softcover and $10.00 hardcover/non-fiction. New books may be charged more. Thank you for your continued support.
At LKS, there have been more than 13500 books borrowed this year so far!! That is amazing! Keep up the great reading throughout the summer!
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